Macromitrium ligulifolium Broth.
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![Macromitrium ligulaefolium, upper laminal cells at margin. Redrawn with permission from Vitt (1983). Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © All rights reserved. Redrawn with permission from Vitt (1983). [Image: 2E0Q]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/2E0Q/SysPortalThumb)
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![Macromitrium ligulaefolium, calyptrae. Redrawn with permission from Vitt (1983). Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © All rights reserved. Redrawn with permission from Vitt (1983). [Image: 2E0N]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/2E0N/SysPortalPreview)
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![Macromitrium ligulaefolium, upper laminal cells at margin. Redrawn with permission from Vitt (1983). Creator: R.C. Wagstaff. © All rights reserved. Redrawn with permission from Vitt (1983). [Image: 2E0Q]](https://data.landcareresearch.co.nz/Image/2E0Q/SysPortalPreview)
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Macromitrium ligulifolium Broth., Öfvers. Finska Vetensk.-Soc. Förh. 40: 170 (1898)
Macromitrium ligulifolium Broth.
Biostatus
Nomenclature
Broth.
Broth.
1898
170
ligulaefolium
ICN
Macromitrium ligulifolium Broth.
species
Macromitrium ligulifolium
The epithet describes the ligulate leaf shape.
Holotype: Australia, New South Wales, near Sydney, W.W. Watts 178, H-Brotherus. Isotype: NSW-Watts. (Cited by Vitt 1983.) Not seen.
Classification
Taxonomic concepts
Macromitrium ligulifolium Broth.
Macromitrium ligulaefolium Broth.
Macromitrium ligulifolium Broth.
Collections
Notes
typification
Holotype: Australia, New South Wales, near Sydney, W.W. Watts 178, H-Brotherus. Isotype: NSW-Watts. (Cited by Vitt 1983.) Not seen.
Etymology
The epithet describes the ligulate leaf shape.
editorial
The spelling of the specific epithet as "ligulifolium" is regarded as correct in ALA, ABNI, Tropicos, Bryonames, and the World Flora Online databases, so this was adopted for the New Zealand names database, March 2025.
Metadata
34d72625-aa6a-469f-8443-119164a29da7
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
20 March 2025
